Tag: neuroscience

Study suggests college students study best later in the day

From the University of Nevada, Reno press release: A new cognitive research study used two new approaches to determine ranges of start times that optimize functioning for undergraduate students. Based… Read more »

Study suggests surprising brain change may drive alcohol dependence

From the Scripps Research Institute press release: A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) could help researchers develop personalized treatments for alcoholism and alcohol use… Read more »

Role of vascular disease in development of Alzheimer’s disease

From the JAMA Network Journals press release: Among adults who entered a study more than 25 years ago, an increasing number of midlife vascular risk factors, such as obesity, high… Read more »

Wiring of the ‘little brain’ linked to multiple forms of mental illness

From the Duke University press release: A Duke University study is the first to link specific differences in brain structure to what is common across many types of mental illness…. Read more »

Stress flips cocaine relapse to ‘on’; research switches it back to ‘off’

From the Brown University press release: A heartbreaking phenomenon of addiction is that just a brief stressful episode can trigger relapse. In a detailed new cocaine addiction study conducted in… Read more »

Interpersonal abuse in early life may lead to concentration issues later in life

From the Boston University Medical Center press release: Does a history of abuse before the age of 18 affect later capacity to concentrate and stay focused? According to a new… Read more »

Detecting Alzheimer’s disease earlier using … Greebles?

From the University of Louisville press release: Unique graphic characters called Greebles may prove to be valuable tools in detecting signs of Alzheimer’s disease decades before symptoms become apparent. In… Read more »